The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-02-02
Freight Handlers Of Railroads Join the New
York Long ngshOremsn's Strike.
They Demand an Increase Of Wages From Sew
snteen to Twenty Cents Per Hour.
The River Coal Miners in the Vicinity Of Pits
burg Want Better Pay.
A Member of the Executive Board OF the
Ocean Association Arrested for Con-
spiracy-Stevedores Quit Work.

New YORK, Jan. 31.-The great strike took
q new phase to-day. 1t involves not only
the additional longshoremen whose inten-
tiOn to 60 out was related in these dispatches
last night, and who went out this morning
but also the freight-handlers of the railroads,
thus tightening the blockade on transporta-
tion and adding other thousands to the thou
sands already idle. Apparently by precon-
certed action, committees of the freights
handlers of number of the roads to-day
presented formulated demands on the man.
ayers, and it is understood that similar de-
mands will be made on the managers of all
the roads leading into this city. The de-
tails are given Herewith: The freight-han-
dlers of the Pennsylvania Road employed on
the company's North River piers to-day
notified the managers that unless the rate of
wages was increased from q cents to 20 cents
per hour general strike would follow all
along the company's docks. The company
was given until tomorrow noon to consider
the demand. Their demands are 20 cents
per hour from a. m. to p. M, with an
hour for dinner, all overtime to be paid at
the rate of % cents an hour. At present the
men have no regular hour for dinner. The
freight handlers of the company are in 81 M
patty with the strikers. There are about
1000 men employed on the piers
Demands were also made by the freight
handlers employed by the Central Railtoad
of New Jersey and by the New York, Lake
Erie and Western for increase of wages, and
threatening to Immediately quit work if
their demands we're not complied with. The
concessions asked for were refused abso-
lutely. The traffic manager of the Erie said
that a committee from the company's labor
ers called upon him this morning and asked
for an increase of pay from II to 20 cents
per hour on ordinary time, and from 20 to
25 cents per hour on extra time. They
asked for a reply by tomorrow morning at
MI iuoo cfriE 20 fhoir
demands were complied with. The CON-
pany have decided not to concede anything,
but as the traffic manager said, Twill stand
firm as a rock, and the other companies will
stand with u.s."
at the Office of New Jersey Central it was
ascertained that committee of five waited
on the receivers this morning and presented
a demand for increased wages for freight
handlers and other employees and insisting
on an answer at or before o'clock this
afternoon. The receivers met them again at
that hour and gave them written reply in
which they declined to comply with the
demands of the employees. The committee
took their departure and Immediately after
ward the freight handlers of the company on
pier IA went out on strike.
Several more ocean steamers arrived to-
day. The non. union men are working bet
ter and there is not so much freight piled up
as on Saturday.
In Brooklyn the strikers are quiet and
orderly. Freight is being moved slowly Dy
Italians and non-union handlers Thereils
much embarrassment to business.